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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vanessa's father show the kids at the lake how to do?
(a) Build a fire.
(b) Bait a hook.
(c) Shoot craps.
(d) Sail a boat.

2. What is the name of Vanessa's canvas jacket?
(a) Wynn Breaker.
(b) Rainy Day Ruthie.
(c) Smelly-Boy.
(d) Old Mac.

3. Which branch of the military does Dirk join?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

4. How did Grandpa Nye travel across Canada as a young man?
(a) Bus.
(b) Boat.
(c) Car.
(d) Train.

5. How old is Grandpa Nye at this point in the story?
(a) 89.
(b) 60.
(c) 79.
(d) 69.

6. Which of the following does Vanessa's family not do when they come for dinner at Grandpa Nye's house?
(a) Look at old photographs.
(b) Drink homemade wine.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Listen to stories.

7. Which of the following did Grandpa Nye not do during his explorations as a young man?
(a) Go whitewater rafting.
(b) Sit with Indians around campfires.
(c) Hike through forests.
(d) Climb Mt. Everest.

8. Grandpa Nye says that the roads the family will take on vacation are the same paths traveled by _______________ in the Indian campaigns of the 1790s.
(a) Anthony Wayne.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Geronimo.
(d) George Washington.

9. Where is Dirk going to college?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Yale.
(d) Xavier.

10. Who is Vanessa's best friend?
(a) Janey.
(b) Jocelyn.
(c) Janine.
(d) Jill.

11. What does Vanessa find in the pocket of her jacket?
(a) Dead leaves.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A pinecone.
(d) Stone and sand.

12. What does Vanessa want to be when she finishes school?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A writer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A teacher.

13. Which of the following is not how Vanessa describes the cottage?
(a) Bright.
(b) Musty.
(c) Smelly.
(d) Cool.

14. In what month is Dirk killed?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) May.
(d) June.

15. What news do Vanessa and Janey hear on the radio?
(a) Dewey defeated Truman.
(b) Hitler has invaded Poland.
(c) Pearl Harbor has been attacked.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the family go to dinner the night before they leave for vacation?

2. Which U.S. President does Grandpa Nye have a lot of interest in?

3. What is the first book Grandpa Nye ever read?

4. Where is Vanessa headed when the story picks up in October?

5. The death of which historical figure is marked by a piece of marble sitting by a roadside?

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